Gang violence blamed for refugee crisis in Central America
GENEVA (Reuters) – Gang violence in parts of Central America has created a refugee crisis reminiscent of the 1980s when wars forced large numbers from their home countries, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had “nothing to discuss with terrorists”.
EU top official says Poland must respect top court’s ruling on reforms
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s constitutional crisis which has set it at odds with its Western allies could still be solved through dialogue, but the Warsaw government must first bow to a key court ruling which it has so far rejected, a top EU official sa…
Gunmen kidnap Lebanese, kill soldier in Nigeria’s Delta: police
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed a Nigerian soldier and kidnapped a Lebanese construction worker on Tuesday in the southern oil-producing Niger Delta, police said.
Top U.S. official: U.S. would block sale of Russian Su-30 aircraft to Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thomas Shannon, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said on Tuesday the United States would use its veto power in the U.N. Security Council to block any sale of Su-30 fighter aircraft to Iran.
U.S. official: administration open to renewal of Iran Sanctions Act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is open to renewing the Iran Sanctions Act, which expires at the end of 2016, if it does not interfere with the international nuclear agreement with Tehran, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Aff…
Hungary’s Orban to pay rare visit to German ex-chancellor Kohl
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a fierce critic of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door migrant policy, is to visit her former mentor Helmut Kohl later this month, raising eyebrows among German politicians.
City of London head takes aim at Mayor Johnson over backing Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – London Mayor Boris Johnson’s leading role in campaigning for Britain to leave the EU is sending “unwelcome and unhelpful” signals to investors about the capital’s future, the head of the City of London Corporation said on Tuesday.
Russia’s Putin creates national guard to fight terror, crime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is creating a national guard to fight terrorism and organized crime, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Three police officers, two gunmen killed in Brazzaville fighting on Monday
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Three police officers and two gunmen were killed in Congo Republic’s capital in heavy fighting touched off by President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s disputed re-election, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
